Core-shell fuel cell electrodes

Patent · 25 December 2017

OSTI ID:1414929

Adzic, Radoslav; Bliznakov, Stoyan; Vukmirovic, Miomir

Embodiments of the disclosure relate to membrane electrode assemblies. The membrane electrode assembly may include at least one gas-diffusion layer having a first side and a second side, and particle cores adhered to at least one of the first and second sides of the at least one gas-diffusion layer. The particle cores includes surfaces adhered to the at least one of the first and second sides of the at least one gas-diffusion layer and surfaces not in contact with the at least one gas-diffusion layer. Furthermore, a thin layer of catalytically atoms may be adhered to the surfaces of the particle cores not in contact with the at least one gas-diffusion layer.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-98CH10886
• Assignee: Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC (Upton, NY)
• Patent Number(s): 9,853,255
• Application Number: 15/627,882
• OSTI ID: 1414929
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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